# Lakers-Thunder Series Preview, Austin Reaves' Importance, LA's Best Offensive Approach | Great Western Forum

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Podcast: [Buha's Block with Jovan Buha](https://stenobird.com/podcast/buha-s-block-with-jovan-buha-6815519)
Published: 2026-05-05T07:37:00+00:00
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In the latest episode of The Great Western Forum, a Lakers show hosted by Jovan Buha, Pete Zayas, and Anthony Irwin, the trio analyzes the Lakers' first-round series win over the Houston Rockets and previews their Western Conference semifinals matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jovan, Pete, and Anthony discuss the Lakers’ Game 6 win over the Rockets, preview the Lakers’ upcoming series with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton, the wild start to the playoffs, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing. Buha's Block merch is LIVE!!!: https://jovanbuha-shop.fourthwall.com/ YouTube memberships are live! Join here: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBcs-QN0f0DkeCU_pDHTYtA/join⁠⁠ Join our new Buha's Block Discord: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/ukSZpjZxcA Follow Jovan on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jovanbuha/⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jovan on X: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/jovanbuha⁠⁠⁠ Follow Jovan on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jovanbuha TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 6:35 What we learned about the Lakers in their series win over the Rockets 13:05 The importance of LA playing with pace offensively 20:35 Are the Lakers capable of cutting out their chaotic offensive stretches? 29:27 How can LA attack OKC's defense? 31:42 Austin Reaves' importance in this series 42:43 Can the Lakers' bigs match the Thunder's bigs? 53:08 How can LA exploit OKC's weaknesses? 1:01:56 Lakers-Thunder predictions 1:09:01 Outro

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